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en-usPenn State University Relationsnews@psu.edu (Penn State News)ESM professor receives Young Investigator Award to improve 2D nanotransistorshttp://news.psu.edu/story/433715/2016/10/24/research/esm-professor-receives-young-investigator-award%C2%A0-improve-2d
Saptarshi Das, assistant professor of engineering science and mechanics, recently received an Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Research Program Award to work on contact engineering for nanotransistors based on two-dimensional (2D) materials, which will improve the performance of electronic devices.
http://news.psu.edu/story/433715/2016/10/24/research/esm-professor-receives-young-investigator-award%C2%A0-improve-2dMon, 24 Oct 2016 16:46 -0400Penn State News - Department of Engineering Science and MechanicsAkhlesh Lakhtakia elected Royal Society of Chemistry Fellowhttp://news.psu.edu/story/418396/2016/07/22/research/akhlesh-lakhtakia-elected-royal-society-chemistry-fellow
Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Charles Godfrey Binder Professor in Engineering Science and Mechanics, was recently admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry for his extensive and fundamental contributions to the optical response characteristics of isotropic chiral materials and to homogenization formalisms for composite materials and metamaterials.
http://news.psu.edu/story/418396/2016/07/22/research/akhlesh-lakhtakia-elected-royal-society-chemistry-fellowFri, 22 Jul 2016 11:23 -0400Penn State News - Department of Engineering Science and MechanicsESM Distinguished Professor Emeritus receives honorary degreehttp://news.psu.edu/story/416748/2016/07/07/academics/esm-distinguished-professor-emeritus-receives-honorary-degree
Vijay K. Varadan, Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State, was recently conferred an honorary doctor of science degree from Saveetha University for his contributions in medicine, engineering and nanotechnology.
http://news.psu.edu/story/416748/2016/07/07/academics/esm-distinguished-professor-emeritus-receives-honorary-degreeThu, 07 Jul 2016 08:54 -0400Penn State News - Department of Engineering Science and MechanicsESM researchers awarded fellowship for robot-delivered laser ultrasonics systemhttp://news.psu.edu/story/416365/2016/07/06/research/esm-researchers-awarded-fellowship-robot-delivered-laser
Cliff Lissenden, professor of engineering science and mechanics, and his research group, recently received an ASNT Fellowship Award to support their research on developing a robot-delivered laser ultrasonics system for nondestructive inspection of materials and structures in harsh environments.
http://news.psu.edu/story/416365/2016/07/06/research/esm-researchers-awarded-fellowship-robot-delivered-laserWed, 06 Jul 2016 09:35 -0400Penn State News - Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics3D printing produces cartilage from strands of bioinkhttp://news.psu.edu/story/415808/2016/06/27/research/3d-printing-produces-cartilage-strands-bioink
Strands of cow cartilage substitute for ink in a 3D bioprinting process that may one day create cartilage patches for worn out joints, according to a team of engineers.
http://news.psu.edu/story/415808/2016/06/27/research/3d-printing-produces-cartilage-strands-bioinkMon, 27 Jun 2016 05:00 -0400Penn State News - Department of Engineering Science and MechanicsGraduate student's research honored by Materials Research Societyhttp://news.psu.edu/story/414680/2016/06/15/academics/graduate-students-research-honored-materials-research-society
Pena-Francesch, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State, was awarded the Materials Research Society Silver Graduate Student Award for his research on self-healing protein materials.
http://news.psu.edu/story/414680/2016/06/15/academics/graduate-students-research-honored-materials-research-societyWed, 15 Jun 2016 13:46 -0400Penn State News - Department of Engineering Science and MechanicsCracking the code of the malaria parasite may help stop transmissionhttp://news.psu.edu/story/404417/2016/04/14/research/cracking-code-malaria-parasite-may-help-stop-transmission
The most dangerous malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, is responsible for nearly half a million deaths annually across Africa and Southeast Asia. Of increasing concern, this parasite is now developing resistance to common antimalarial drugs. Gaining a better understanding of the parasite's development in the body is urgently required. Now, a multi-university team, which includes Penn State, has broken the code that may lead to new defenses against the deadly parasite.
http://news.psu.edu/story/404417/2016/04/14/research/cracking-code-malaria-parasite-may-help-stop-transmissionThu, 14 Apr 2016 11:03 -0400Penn State News - Department of Engineering Science and MechanicsPenn State joins national network to support functional fabricshttp://news.psu.edu/story/401149/2016/04/01/research/penn-state-joins-national-network-support-functional-fabrics
The U.S. Department of Defense has tapped Penn State as a partner in a $75 million national research institute that will support American textile manufacturers in bringing sophisticated new materials and textiles to the marketplace. The institute -- Advanced Functional Fabrics of America -- will be a national manufacturing resource center for industry and government and will draw on the expertise of academic researchers working with new fibers, fabrics and materials and developing the technology that can integrate them into products from active wear to protective armor.
http://news.psu.edu/story/401149/2016/04/01/research/penn-state-joins-national-network-support-functional-fabricsFri, 01 Apr 2016 06:00 -0400Penn State News - Department of Engineering Science and MechanicsMicrofluidic devices gently rotate small organisms and cellshttp://news.psu.edu/story/399392/2016/03/23/research/microfluidic-devices-gently-rotate-small-organisms-and-cells
A method to rotate single particles, cells or organisms using acoustic waves in a microfluidic device will allow researchers to take three dimensional images with only a cell phone.
http://news.psu.edu/story/399392/2016/03/23/research/microfluidic-devices-gently-rotate-small-organisms-and-cellsWed, 23 Mar 2016 11:37 -0400Penn State News - Department of Engineering Science and MechanicsEngineering science and mechanics' Cheng selected for Global Young Academyhttp://news.psu.edu/story/391906/2016/02/10/academics/engineering-science-and-mechanics-cheng-selected-global-young
Huanyu (Larry) Cheng, assistant professor of engineering science and mechanics and Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Professor in Engineering at Penn State, was recently selected for membership in the Global Young Academy (GYA). GYA provides the opportunity for leading young scientists from around the world to come together to address topics of global importance.
http://news.psu.edu/story/391906/2016/02/10/academics/engineering-science-and-mechanics-cheng-selected-global-youngWed, 10 Feb 2016 09:58 -0500Penn State News - Department of Engineering Science and MechanicsESM’s Bakis named American Concrete Institute Fellowhttp://news.psu.edu/story/389962/2016/01/29/academics/esm%E2%80%99s-bakis-named-american-concrete-institute-fellow
Charles E. Bakis, Distinguished Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State, was recently named American Concrete Institute Fellow.
http://news.psu.edu/story/389962/2016/01/29/academics/esm%E2%80%99s-bakis-named-american-concrete-institute-fellowFri, 29 Jan 2016 11:46 -0500Penn State News - Department of Engineering Science and MechanicsWater heals a bioplastichttp://news.psu.edu/story/367826/2015/09/01/research/water-heals-bioplastic
A drop of water self-heals a multiphase polymer derived from the genetic code of squid ring teeth, which may someday extend the life of medical implants, fiber-optic cables and other hard to repair in place objects, according to an international team of researchers.
http://news.psu.edu/story/367826/2015/09/01/research/water-heals-bioplasticTue, 01 Sep 2015 09:16 -0400Penn State News - Department of Engineering Science and MechanicsModel uncovers how malaria parasite causes red blood cell changeshttp://news.psu.edu/story/354838/2015/04/27/research/model-uncovers-how-malaria-parasite-causes-red-blood-cell-changes
A model of a malaria-infected red blood cell may lead to better ways to treat malaria, according to a team of engineers and molecular biologists who investigated how this parasite infection causes the red blood cells to stiffen.
http://news.psu.edu/story/354838/2015/04/27/research/model-uncovers-how-malaria-parasite-causes-red-blood-cell-changesMon, 27 Apr 2015 14:35 -0400Penn State News - Department of Engineering Science and MechanicsAcoustic tweezers manipulate cell-to-cell contacthttp://news.psu.edu/story/339353/2014/12/22/research/acoustic-tweezers-manipulate-cell-cell-contact
Sound waves can precisely position groups of cells for study without the danger of changing or damaging the cells, according to a team of Penn State researchers who are using surface acoustic waves to manipulate cell spacing and contact.
http://news.psu.edu/story/339353/2014/12/22/research/acoustic-tweezers-manipulate-cell-cell-contactMon, 22 Dec 2014 15:01 -0500Penn State News - Department of Engineering Science and MechanicsTilted acoustic tweezers separate cells gentlyhttp://news.psu.edu/story/323916/2014/08/25/research/tilted-acoustic-tweezers-separate-cells-gently
Precise, gentle and efficient cell separation from a device the size of a cell phone may be possible thanks to tilt-angle standing surface acoustic waves, according to a team of engineers.
http://news.psu.edu/story/323916/2014/08/25/research/tilted-acoustic-tweezers-separate-cells-gentlyMon, 25 Aug 2014 14:51 -0400Penn State News - Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics